US rate cut hopes boost Asian stocks

Story date: 2008-01-28 12:40:00
Added on: 2008-01-29 00:55:38

Financial Times - Expectations of a further cut in US interest rates buoyed Asian stock markets on Tuesday and sent gold to a record high just short of $930 an ounce. Platinum also hit an all-time high, of $1,735 an ounce, in early Asian trade, while silver commanded ...


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